Nauru competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, that were celebrated in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Nauru was represented by the Nauru Olympic Committee, and was the only nation out of 204 participating nations and territories that sent only a single athlete, and was one of 117 that won no medals at the Games. The sole athlete to represent the nation was Itte Detenamo, who participated in the weightlifting, and was the flag bearer in both the opening and closing ceremonies. This was the same number of athletes as at the 1996 Olympics, when Marcus Stephen represented the country in the same sport, but was a decrease from the nation's last appearance at the Games when three athletes were sent to Athens. Nauru earned a berth for the weightlifting event in the Oceania and South Pacific Olympic Weightlifting Championships in 2008 and a chance to send participants in swimming and athletics events, but chose to send only a weightlifter. Itte Detenamo competed in the Group B of heavyweight class, fifteenth and last event of the weightlifting. He did not earn a medal, but finished with a personal best.
The men's 105 kg weightlifting event was the second-heaviest men's event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, limiting competitors to a maximum of 105 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 30 July at 7:30 pm. The event took place at the Clyde Auditorium. By winning the gold medal, David Katoatau became the first medalist from Kiribati at the Commonwealth Games. He lifted a combined weight of 348 kg.
The Tuvalu Weightlifting Federation (TWF) is the organisation recognised by the International Weightlifting Federation as the weightlifting federation of Tuvalu.
Constantine Vasiliades is a Cypriot male weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Cyprus at international competitions. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships. He participated at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 69 kg event.
Mohd Faerul Talib is a Malaysian male weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Malaysia at international competitions. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships. He participated at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 69 kg event.
Iuniarra Sipaia is a Samoan female weightlifter. She has represented Samoa in several international competitions such as Pacific Mini Games, Commonwealth Games, Oceania Weightlifting Championships and Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
Taubena Tatonga is an I-Kiribati male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Kiribati at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games. He participated at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 77 kg event and at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Val-John Star is a Nauruan male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Nauru at international competitions. He won gold medal at 2010 Oceania Weightlifting Championship in Suva at the 85 kg category. He participated at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 85 kg event. He won the bronze medal at the 2011 Pacific Games.
Beru Karianako is an I-Kiribati male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Kiribati at international competitions. He participated at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 85 kg event.
Toua Udia is a Papua New Guinean male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Papua New Guinea at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 2011 Pacific Games, the gold medal at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games and the gold medal at the 2015 Pacific Games, lifting a total of 302 kg. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 77 kg event. Shortly after competing, Udia was acquitted in a case of sexual assault.
Taretiita Baraniko Tabaroua is an I-Kiribati male weightlifter, competing in the 77 kg category and representing Kiribati at international competitions. He won the silver medal at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, lifting a total of 290 kg. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 77 kg event.
Siaosi Leuo is a Samoan male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing Samoa at international competitions. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 85 kg event. He won the silver medal at the 2015 Pacific Games, lifting a total of 343 kg. At the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships he won the gold medal, lifting a total of 336 kg.
Lauititi Lui is a Samoan male weightlifter, competing in the +105 kg category and representing Samoa at international competitions. He participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the +105 kg event. He won the silver medal at the 2015 Pacific Games, lifting a total of 362 kg and the bronze medal at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, lifting a total of 368 kg. He won the bronze medal at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games.
Kiribati competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.
Weightlifting at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa was held on 9–13 July 2019 at the Faleata Sports Complex in Tuanaimato. The competition included ten men's and ten women's weight classes, with separate medals awarded in each weight class for the snatch and clean and jerk, as well as for the total lift.
Ruben Katoatau is an I-Kiribati weightlifter.
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